Public Health Data Modernization Episodes

June 17, 2025

929: PHIG Funding for PH Workforce

In the latest PHIG Impact Report, Dr. James McDonald, commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, explains how the Public Health Infrastructure Grant strengthens the state’s public health workforce.
June 16, 2025

928: Approachable AI for Public Health

Truc Taylor, director of health data analytics at Guidehouse and a founding member of ASTHO’s Innovation Advisory Council, a new multisector collaborative of private sector partners to help ASTHO’s membership and leadership...
June 10, 2025

924: ASTHO State Health Policy, Workforce Engagement

Andy Baker-White, ASTHO senior director for state health policy, is the first member of ASTHO’s state health policy team to be featured in the 'Get To Know ASTHO' segment; Ken Harrison, workforce development director with the Alabama Department of Public Health...
May 27, 2025

914: Island Area PHIG Impacts

In today's PHIG Impact Report, Moses Pretrick, assistant secretary for the Department of Health & Social Affairs with the Federated States of Micronesia, explains how the Public Health Infrastructure Grant has worked for his team.
May 22, 2025

912: AAFP on Patient Mental Health, Disease Intervention Specialists

Dr. Sarah Nosal, president-elect of the American Academy of Family Physicians, discusses the importance of family physicians in regard to mental health; Amelia Poulin, ASTHO assistant director of emerging infectious disease...
May 20, 2025

910: Data-Ready Ecosystems, Island CHW Support

Kimberley Shoaf, professor of public health and the director of the Rocky Mountains and High Plains Center for Emergency Public Health, discusses how a data-ready ecosystem for public health response can be beneficial...
May 19, 2025

909: Measles & Avian Flu Outlook, Older Americans Month

Dr. Susan Kansagra, ASTHO chief medical officer, provides updates on measles and the avian flu; Dr. Ralph Alvarado, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health and an ASTHO member...
May 16, 2025

908: Measles Outbreak Simulator, HHS Secretary Testifies

Dr. Sameer Vohra, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health and an ASTHO member, tells us why his department wanted to create a dashboard focused on measles; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO senior director of government affairs...
May 13, 2025

905: PHIG Funding Bolsters Core Capabilities

In today's installment of the 'PHIG Impact Report,' Esther Muña, Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation and Territorial Health Official for the Northern Mariana Islands, explains how their Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) funds allowed them to improve...
May 12, 2025

Ep 904: Childhood Obesity Report, States Act on Food Dyes

Rita Condon, program manager for obesity, nutrition, and physical activity with the New Mexico Department of Health, discusses the agency’s annual Childhood Obesity Update and the new initiatives in place to promote healthy eating; Andy Baker-White, senior director for state health policy...
May 8, 2025

902: Data Dashboards, Design Your Own Accreditation

Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, chief medical executive for the State of Michigan, explains the state’s Public Health Data Dashboard, which visualizes public health trends by district and helps to shape awareness of public health’s role in the community;...
April 15, 2025

885: PHIG Funds PH Residency Program

Dr. Jamie Means, workforce development director for the Metro Public Health Department of Nashville and Davidson County, explains how they have used Public Health Infrastructure Grant dollars to fund a public health residency program in the latest PHIG Impact Report.
April 9, 2025

881: Harris on Hill Today; Virtual Engagement Help

Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO senior director for government affairs, previews ASTHO president Dr. Scott Harris’ testimony before Congress today; Anna Bradley, ASTHO senior analyst with the public health infrastructure and performance improvement team,...
April 4, 2025

878: How To Involve CBOs, HIMSS Global Conference

Naomi Adeline-Biggs, public health director of the Oregon Health Authority's Public Health Division and an ASTHO member, explains how her team has made community-based organizations a priority; Dr. Sameer Vohra, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health...
April 1, 2025

875: PHIG Showcases Public Health Success Stories

Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, gives examples from across the country of success stories that stem from the Public Health Infrastructure Grant in the latest PHIG Impact Report.
March 28, 2025

873: Enhance Business Partnerships, Tech Updates w/ PHIG

Emma Dewhurst, senior program and research associate at the de Beaumont Foundation, tells us why public health and business partnerships are still rare; Edlen Anzures, acting ceputy secretary for the Ministry of Health and Human Services in the...
March 19, 2025

866: Enhancing Island Workforce, ‘Own The Awk’ Campaign

Soulmaz Rostami, program manager for the Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program, tells us how the program is helping to fill a need for qualified public health workers in the island areas; Susan Gilbert, co-director of the National Coalition for...
March 18, 2025

865: PHIG Funds Help Create New Office

Dr. Puthiery Va, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, explains how PHIG has helped Maine create a new Office of Violence Prevention in the latest PHIG Impact Report.
March 12, 2025

861: Avian Influenza Update, Rethink Novel Data

Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, provides an update on avian influenza; Dr. Susan Hernandez, an epidemiologist at Public Health Seattle and King County, explains how her team used novel data...
March 10, 2025

859: HIMSS Global Health Conference, Important Week for Island Areas

J.T. Lane, ASTHO senior Vice President for Population Health and Innovation at ASTHO, tells us how the HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition is pushing health data modernization forward; Alex Wheatley, ASTHO Senior Director of Island Support,...
March 6, 2025

857: Mathematical Models + PH, States Address Rural Healthcare Issues

Dr. Spencer Fox, assistant professor at the University of Georgia, explains how a new course on mathematical models could help public health professionals; Dr. Lana McKinney, ASTHO senior policy analyst on the State Health Policy team, tells us how...
March 4, 2025

855: PHIG Funding Breaks Down Silos

Dr. Sarah Lyon-Callo, senior deputy director for public health administration and the state epidemiologist for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, tells us how the unique ability to use PHIG across sectors helps break down silos in the latest PHIG Impact Report.
Feb. 14, 2025

844: Data Modernization Citizens Can Use, Indoor Air Quality

Wesley Kortuem, data analytics section lead at the Arizona Department of Health Services, explains how his team created a comprehensive public health data portal; Abraham Kulungara, senior director for Environmental Health at ASTHO, updates us on the...
Jan. 21, 2025

826: Rethink Public Health Funding With PHIG

Melissa Magstadt, secretary of health for the South Dakota Department of Health, explains how her state has used Public Health Infrastructure Grant funding to bolster public health.